CVC Words Worksheet – Short a
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Point to each letter and say its sound: c – a – t. Say the sounds faster and faster until they join: c-a-t → cat. Check the word against the picture.
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- 1.🥫 c _ n — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) a (c) u
- 2.🐱 Which word is this? (a) can (b) cat (c) rat
- 3.Which word is “can”? (a) cap (b) cat (c) can
- 4.👜 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) o (c) u
- 5.Change the “l” in “lap” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) top (b) lap (c) tap
- 6.🍳 Which word is this? (a) van (b) can (c) pan
- 7.Change the “t” in “tan” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) ran (b) run (c) tan
- 8.🧢 Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 9.🗺️ Which word is this? (a) map (b) tap (c) cap
- 10.Which word is “van”? (a) pan (b) can (c) van
- 11.🥫 Which word is this? (a) can (b) van (c) cat
- 12.Blend the sounds: r – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) ran (c) ram
- 13.🍳 p _ n — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) i
- 14.Change the “h” in “ham” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) jam (b) ram (c) ham
- 15.🧢 _ a p — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) c (c) r
- 16.Blend the sounds: l – a – p. Which word is it? (a) map (b) lap (c) cap
- 17.Change the “c” in “cat” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) sat (b) cat (c) rat
- 18.🎩 Which word is this? (a) rat (b) bat (c) hat
- 19.Which word is “cap”? (a) cat (b) cap (c) cup
- 20.Which word is “pan”? (a) pan (b) van (c) can
- 21.Blend the sounds: t – a – p. Which word is it? (a) tag (b) tap (c) map
- 22.Blend the sounds: r – a – m. Which word is it? (a) jam (b) ham (c) ram
- 23.🚐 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) v (b) m (c) l
- 24.Blend the sounds: h – a – t. Which word is it? (a) sat (b) rat (c) hat
- 25.Change the “d” in “mad” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) mad (b) hat (c) mat
- 26.🦇 b _ t — which letter is missing? (a) a (b) i (c) o
- 27.Blend the sounds: h – a – m. Which word is it? (a) ham (b) hat (c) hum
- 28.Change the “c” in “can” to “r”. Which word do you get? (a) can (b) ran (c) ram
- 29.🐱 _ a t — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) t (c) c
- 30.Change the “r” in “rat” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) hat (b) rat (c) ham
- 31.Which word is “map”? (a) tap (b) map (c) cap
- 32.Which word is “rat”? (a) hat (b) cat (c) rat
- 33.Which word is “cat”? (a) cat (b) rat (c) bat
- 34.Change the “m” in “mat” to “b”. Which word do you get? (a) mat (b) bat (c) bit
- 35.Blend the sounds: t – a – n. Which word is it? (a) tan (b) tap (c) ran
- 36.🥫 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) l (c) c
- 37.🐱 c _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 38.🍳 _ a n — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) p (c) d
- 39.Change the “j” in “jam” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) ham (b) jam (c) hum
- 40.🚰 t _ p — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) a
Answer key
- a
- cat
- can
- a
- tap
- pan
- ran
- cap
- map
- van
- can
- ran
- a
- ram
- c
- lap
- sat
- hat
- cap
- pan
- tap
- ram
- v
- hat
- mat
- a
- ham
- ran
- c
- hat
- map
- rat
- cat
- bat
- tan
- c
- a
- p
- ham
- a
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